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The sum of twice a number, a, and 13 is two less than three times the number, a.
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The sum of twice a number, a, and 13 is two less than three times the number, a.
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2021-08-31T16:18:24+00:00
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2x = 16. If three less than twice a number is 13, then, twice of that number is three more than 13 ( that is, 16). Therefore, the number is half of 16. So, the number is, 8.